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Everyone's seen Braille somewhere throughout their lives, whether it's on a sign, brochure, or menu. But did you know that only about 10% of blind and low vision children can read braille? This is mainly due to not enough Braille teachers, not enough teacher training & many educators believe that Braille isn't even necessary!

​With the advent of technology such as screenreaders, text to speech apps, and Voiceover, newer blind and low vision people are finding it unnecessary to learn Braille.

A Braille Notetaker with refreshable Braille

For the Deafblind, Braille pretty much is the only access to technology and the outside world (besides SSPs & tactile communication). We use a notetaker like the one shown in the picture, or a smaller refreshable braille display to connect to our computers and smartphones.

If you're a business that has blind, deafblind or low vision clientele, you should consider having your printed materials transcribed into Braille. Such companies such as Brailleworks can do that for you.

For a little fun, if you want to see what your name (or anything) looks like in Braille, check out this Braille Converter. Here's what "Confessions of a Deafblind Mother" looks like:

So, today's a day that blind, deafblind, and low vision users celebrate their access to written language, literature, information, daily living, socializing and many more applications.